Latinos may do well in school, but migrants still struggle

Posted: Tuesday, July 02, 2002

On June 25, the Athens Banner-Herald reported that the Latino population in the state of Georgia was doing well in the education system. Did the town meeting for the Latino population talk about the concerns of hundreds of migrant toddlers and preschool children who are unable to attend migrant education programs?

As an advocate for young children I feel there has been a lack of concern to provide an early education using the Migrant Head Start model. Currently, we only have three MHS centers located in South Georgia. Shouldn't the Latino and migrant population in the Atlanta-Athens area be concerned that many children drop out of school because they do not have a foundation in early education?